Last Tuesday, December 9, at 11:30 a.m., Yorch, an anarcho-punk comrade, passed away. He had been in critical condition for several days after not receiving the necessary medical attention in prison. Yorch, who died in the custody of the Mexican prison system, will be laid to rest at the San Nicolás Tolentino cemetery, located on Av. San Lorenzo, in the San Juan de Iztapalapa area.
Yorch was on life support due to neurological damage caused by not receiving adequate medical care in prison, commensurate with the severity of his condition. The problems began in 2019 when Yorch suffered from appendicitis that went untreated. From then on, his health began to deteriorate progressively, a situation exacerbated by his imprisonment and the constant obstruction by prison guards and the judicial system, which prevented him from accessing healthcare.
His friends shared the sad news: “Today at 11:30 a.m., our beloved comrade and brother Yorch fought his final battle, leaving his tired and weakened body behind. We will be in touch so that when the time is right, you can join us to embrace and say goodbye to our brother.” For the moment, NOTHING IS NEEDED (no money, nothing), everything is covered, and we are organizing the logistics. All that remains is the bureaucratic process for his release, and afterwards, we WILL need the loving presence of his entire chosen family, who have been such an important part of his life.”
The independent news outlet Noticias de Abajo lamented Yorch’s death and denounced the state as responsible: “It was the State that took Yorch’s life, the same State that, through a setup involving authorities from UNAM and the Mexico City government, imprisoned him. The same State that takes the lives of political prisoners with its jails and its prison and judicial system. He was murdered by the negligence of the State, he was kidnapped for several years by a bad government based on lies. He was persecuted and harassed by the university authorities. And after accusing him twice for the same case, and falsifying the reasons for his detention, he was mistreated while being denied the medical attention he needed in this kidnapping by the Mexican State.”
A few days ago, in La Zarzamora, we published an article about the serious health condition of the young anarcho-punk Jorge Esquivel “El Yorch,” and it’s truly difficult to communicate this. It’s terrible to see that the lives of our comrades in prison are in constant danger, that any health problem can worsen without options within the confines of prison. We know that the state, supposedly the guarantor of the lives of prisoners, actually seeks to isolate and eliminate us. Deaths in prison cannot continue to be tolerated.
From the south of Abya Yala, we send strength and love to his comrades, and all our hatred and condemnation to the prison guards and the state responsible for every death in prison.
By: La Zarzamora